Speaking in Paris yesterday (6 February), Foreign Minister Westerwelle issued the following statement on the Franco German proposal to establish a contact group comprising the friends of a democratic Syria:

Combating female genital mutilation
It is estimated that between about 100 and 140 million women and girls in the world are affected by genital mutilation. Genital mutilation violates elementary huma...

Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle issued the following statement on today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice in The Hague in the case between Germanyand Italy concerning the principle of state immunity